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Laim Patent No. 67,393, dated .my so, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN BAG-PASTENERS.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CON-CERN:

Be it known vthat I, ABRAHAM M. W'RIGH'Lof Safeharhor, in the county ofLancaster, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new-and improvedMode of Constructing a Bag-Fastener; and I do hereby declare Athat thefollowing is a full and exact description of the construction andoperation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, in Which-1 Figure. l shows aperspective view of all its parts.

Figure 2, its application to a bag or sack.

Figure 3 shows the first position of the parts.

The natur-e of my invention consists in the peculiar link-connectinglever-hoolgcord, and ring, simple in its operation', speedily executed,and so asto hold the mouth ofthe sack firmly closed and readilyloosened, saving time in both operations.

The drawings clearly show the shape and combination; A the curved lever,with its link-head, A', and short retaining curve; the curved link B,connected with the metallic curved lever A at one end, and a short cord,c, at the other end. This cord is terminated by a ring, D.

The operation is simple. The lever A is held in the position shown byiig. 3; the cord is passed around the gathered mouth of the sack; thering D, on the end, is slipped over the end of the lever, and the leverA caught at its outer end and turned back; the ring slides back inturning the lever, (which is easily done-Q and 2 and has all the strainupon the heel end of thc'curve, causing gets into the short curve, shownby figs. 1 and the bent lever and link to lie up close, and no strain orforce will cause it to rise by handling of the sack; but d becomedetached, releasing the tie o1' bindings.

by simply 4pulling the lever out again, the ring will follow an I amaware that various devices are employed for fastening bags; among whichis one composed of a jointed curved lever, held by a pivot, upon whichit turns on a segment jointed to an intermediate segment between thatand a jointed segment; said lever having a link for securing its freeend to ratchet-segment. Such I do not use, nor claim.A The novelty ot'my invention consists in so curving, tapering, and bending the end shortinto a hook, as to form, in itself, the `combination of a lever, wedge,nndulated inner face and hook A, with its head A for a curved link,which link is attached permanently at both ends, combined with a cordVand terminal ring, operated hy slipping the ring over the end of thecurved lever-wedge down into the hook, near its terminus or link-head A.p

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, s

The arrangement of the ring D, cord C, link B, irl-combination with mycombined hook and wedge-lever A A', all constructed and operating in themanner and for the purpose specified.

ABRAHAM M. WRIGHT.V

Witnesses:

WM. B. WILEY, JACOB STAUFFER

